Was heißt »de­vol­vie­ren« auf Englisch?

Das Verb »de­vol­vie­ren« lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • hand over
  • devolve

Antonyme

de­le­gie­ren:
delegate
depute
über­neh­men:
adopt
assume
burn the candle at both ends
take
take over

Englische Beispielsätze

  • If you hand over the queen or a rook in exchange for your opponent's bishop, knight, or even pawn, you are making a sacrifice, which is almost always, in fact, an investment because you are looking to gain advantageous compensation.

  • He put his hand over hers.

  • Put your hand over your mouth when you cough, sneeze or yawn.

  • Tom put his hand over the microphone.

  • The old gypsy moved her hand over the crystal ball and, peering inside, beheld my future.

  • She laughed the way schoolgirls do, with her hand over her mouth.

  • When Mr Jones gets old, he will hand over his business to his son.

  • The thief forced her to hand over the money.

Übergeordnete Begriffe

über­tra­gen:
figurative
zu­fal­len:
close
slam shut

Devolvieren übersetzt in weiteren Sprachen:

Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: devolvieren. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2022, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Beispielübersetzungen] User-generated content: Satz Nr. 10285927, 6570833, 3236802, 3155846, 632111, 309983, 52886 & 19197. In: tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR